Pitt Peregrines: 1st Milestone + Predicting When They’ll Fly

3 Pitt peregrine siblings watch their brother “Blue” above on the nestrail, 31 May 2026, 5:40pm (photo from the National Aviary snapcam at Univ of Pittsburgh) 1 June 2026 Yesterday was pretty boring at 11:00am Fledge Watch because the young peregrines slept most of the time (photo below). Five hours later they perked up and at 5pm “Blue” disappeared from camera view. Here’s where he went and a prediction for the days ahead. Sleeping at 11:40am, 5/31 while we watched from Schenley Plaza. (boring) 3 peregrines sleep in the heat; 4th is on the green perch, 31 May 2026, 11:19am (photo from the National Aviary falconcam at Univ of Pittsburgh) Pitt peregrine youngsters perked up around 4pm. At 4:54pm Blue jumped up to the Nestrail, the 1st milestone, and made it to the Launch Zone. Here’s how Blue’s exit looked on the streaming cam. He rev’ed himself up before he left. Juvenile Pitt peregrine “Blue” revs up, then exits to the left, 31 May 2026, 4:54pm (video from the National Aviary…